town, who are willing to go out to service, if proper persons should appear to hire them. The method of obtaining them is as follows:

The persons applying must have a certificate from the Committee of Safety, &c., of the town where each applicant belongs, recommending them to be friendly to the American cause, and must have a receipt from said Committee to be given to the Sheriff, and give a receipt to them, at the same time engaging to return the Prisoners whenever thereto required.

Worcester, July 10, 1776.

NORTHBOROUGH, (WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS,) COMMITTEE.

Northborough, July 10, 1776.

At a meeting of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety, it was voted unanimously, that Thomas Billings, and his son Sylvanus Billings, John Taylor, and James and John Eager, be all confined to the limits of their respective farms in said town; and that they should not pass said bounds on any occasion whatever, without leave it writing from the major part of said Committee, unless it be to attend publick worship or funerals in their own town.

As we consider these persons unfriendly to the cause for which the United Independent States of North America are contending, and as there have lately been many private meetings of them with others in other towns, (with ill design, as we have too much reason to think,) they are now held up to publick view; and all persons in town and out, who are friends to their country, are desired to concur with this Committee in their endeavours to prevent all such meetings for the future; and if the above-named persons are found beyond the limits aforesaid without a pass, to apprehend and return them to the Committee, or detain them in custody until they inform said Committee thereof. And all persons are warned not to have any commercial intercourse with them, agreeable to the Association of the Congress, as they would avoid being treated in the same manner.

By order of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety, of Northborough:

JOHN BALL, Chairman.

Attest:

JETHRO PETERS, Clerk.

SUBSCRIPTION TO ENCOURAGE INLISTMENTS.

Kittery, Maine, July 10, 1776.

Whereas some difficulty attends the raising the proportion of men assigned this town by the General Assembly, for the purpose of opposing our cruel and most implacable enemies, we, the subscribers, being duly affected with a sense of the justice of our present contest, and also of the absolute necessity that the said men be forthwith inlisted and sent to the place of destination, for encouragement and in order to expedite this measure, do severally promise to pay unto Charles Chauncey, Esquire, the sums respectively set against our names.

London, July 11, 1776.

The following letter was received yesterday from Mr. Charles Barns, commander of the snow Blake, in the service of Government, dated Cadiz Bay, June 20:

"Yesterday morning I chased an American ship of about two hundred and fifty tons into this bay, but cannot take her, it being a foreign port. I never was more surprised in my life when I found there were three American privateers riding here at single anchor, and a number of their merchant vessels loading and unloading at the quays. A large Spanish fleet of men-of-war have sailed from this place, but to what part I cannot learn, all manner of business being conducted here with the greatest mystery."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ST. EUSTATIA TO A GENTLEMAN IN PHILADELPHIA, DATED JULY 11, 1776.

You have herewith a few West-India papers, and an extract of a letter received from Dominica, dated July 8.

We have a vessel here from Dublin, that sailed May 28. The captain brings accounts of A. Thompson, Newry, A. Bryan, and James Lecky, Dublin, being all taken up by order of the Privy Council of Ireland, for carrying on correspondence with the people of America. Mr. Bryan was discharged, but Mr. Thompson and Mr. Lecky were held to great bail; and when the Captain sailed, an officer was kept on Mr. Lecky's house, and his papers sealed up. It was the affair of the gunpowder he purchased last year for Mr. B. McClenachan, to be shipped by the Hancock and Adams, that Mr. Lecky was taken up for; and the appearance of Captain Forrest in Dublin from Nantz revived the story, and caused these disagreeable things to happen. Large subscriptions were made or offered for Mr. Lecky, to support him against this attack of the Council.

About ten days ago the Pomona frigate, Captain Eastwood, came down from Antigua, and came to in this road, where she stayed for several days, with intention, as we since find, to wait the sailing of a brig, Captain Booker, (owned formerly by Mr. Goodrich, of Virginia, but at present Dutch property,) bound to Amsterdam. As soon as the brig got under way, the Pomona followed and took her. She was sent into St. Kitts, and an express sent up to the Admiral at Antigua to know what to do with her. It appears that information was lodged against said vessel that she was bound to America with warlike stores, &c, and it is expected as soon as she is examined will be discharged.

While Captain Eastwood lay in this road, he sent a letter to our Governour, requesting leave to take possession of several American vessels then in the road, two or three of which were loaded with powder, dry goods, &c., and ready to sail. The Governour informed him he could grant him no such permission, and desired he might not attempt to commit any hostilities by offering a thing of this nature. The Governour and Council met on this occasion, and determined that, in future, if any English frigates or cruisers came within reach of the guns of any fort of this Island, with intention to obstruct the trade, the commanders of the different forts have orders to fire on them. The Pomona has kept within sight of this Island ever since, but has not attempted to come within reach of the forts.

Mr. De Graff (our late Secretary) is appointed Governour of this Island. His commission is expected out by the first vessel from Holland, and it is thought, he will do everything in his power for the protection of trade.

P. S. Two of the passengers that came in the before-mentioned vessel from Dublin are just arrived here. They say that Captain Forrest arrived in Ireland from Nantz in a vessel under French colours, and on his appearance in Dublin was immediately suspected of coming for the powder he was disappointed in taking away before; on which his vessel was searched, and several letters and papers found on board, two of which letters were for Mr. Lecky and Mr. Thompson, in consequence of which they were taken up. Mr. Lecky is held to twenty thousand pounds bail, and Mr. Thompson to thirty thousand pounds, but Captain Forrest would not be admitted to bail, and was committed to prison in irons, where he lay when those gentlemen came away. It was the general opinion in Dublin that they would all three be removed to England for trial, and the consequence very uncertain.

CAPTAIN WICKES TO SECRET COMMITTEE IN CONGRESS.

On board the Ship Reprisal, July 11, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: This will inform you of my proceedings since I left Cape-May, the 3d instant. We left that place in company with thirteen merchantmen, who I think all got safe off, as we did not lose sight of them till they got a good distance from the land. We saw no ships-of-war at all on the coast.